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Flaming Bananas

Serves 4

Description/Notes:

Dim the lights before setting alight this rum-bustious party-piece

Ingredients:
  • 4 Bananas, peeled and sliced lengthways
  • juice of 2 lemons
  • 1 oz. (25g) butter, cut into small pieces
  • 2 oz. (50g) brown sugar
  • 2 fl. oz. (50ml.) rum
    Cooking Instructions:
    1. Pre-heat oven to 350F, Gas Mark 4, 180C
    2. Put the bananas in a shallow ovenproof dish
    3. Dot over the butter and sprinkle over the sugar and lemon juice
    4. Bake for 20 minutes in pre-heated oven, basting occasionally
    5. Heat the rum until hot but not boiling, pour over the bananas and ignite
    6. Serve as soon as the flames die away

    Recipes compiled by Alwyn Jones © 2000 & web pages designed by R. Barry Jones © 2000